Insects Feeding
on these Plants:
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Solidago altissima (Tall Goldenrod) [Asteraceae]
(this species is synonymous with Solidago canadensis according to some authors; observations are from Needham et al., Stireman et al., Felt, Blackman & Eastop, Loeffler)
Diptera (Flies)
Agromyzidae: Calycomyza jucunda [larvae are leaf-miners, polyphagous] Ndm1928; Cecidomyiidae: Asteromyia carbonifera Str2010, Asteromyia modesta Str2010, Asteromyia tumifica Str2010; Tephritidae: Procecidochares atra [larvae form small rosette galls] Flt1917, Procecidochares polita [larvae form small rosette galls] Flt1917
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Uroleucon caligatum [found in NE USA & SE Canada] BE2013, Uroleucon nigrotuberculatum (Red Goldenrod Aphid) [found in E USA & SE Canada, including Wisconsin] BE2013
Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, & Moths)
Gelechiidae: Dichomeris bilobella (Bilobed Dichomeris Moth) [this leaf-folding moth is found in fields, woodland openings, & forests] Lf1994, Dichomeris flavocostella (Cream-edged Dichomeris Moth) [this leaf-folding moth is found in fields] Lf1994, Dichomeris inserrata (Indented Dichomeris Moth) [this leaf-folding moth is found in fields] Lf1994, Dichomeris leuconotella [this leaf-folding moth is found in fields] Lf1994, Dichomeris levisella [this leaf-folding moth is found in fields & woodland openings] Lf1994, Dichomeris nonstrigella [this leaf-folding moth is found in fields, roadsides, & woodland openings] Lf1994, Dichomeris ochripalpella (Shining Dichomeris Moth) [this leaf-folding moth is found in fields, woodland openings, & forests] Lf1994, Dichomeris purpureofusca [this leaf-folding moth is found in fields in areas NE of Illinois] Lf1994